Cigarette and cigar lighter



Aug.y 30, 1949. FQ N. MARIANI v 2,480,414

' CIGARETTE AND CIGAR LIGHTER Filed April 15, 1946' 3 shee'ts-sheet 1 yf)1. 75 l? 7 90 a 4 29 39 30 l zo /24 ,Z0 37660 Alg 30 1949 F. N. MARIANIy 2,480,414A

CIGARETTE AND CIGAR .LIGHTER Filed April 15, 194e s sheets-sheet z 'l'INVENTQR v //l| 72 4]. .Y

ATTORNEY e Aug. 30,` 1949. F. N. MARIANI 2,480,414

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ATTO R N EY Patented Aug. 30, 7 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT oli-PicaCIGARETTE AND clean LIGHTER i Frank. N. Mariani, New York, N. vY. vApplication April 15, 194e, s'erialrNQ. 662,186

l` i i The present invention. deals with lighters and more particularlylwith desk or table lighters.' The object of the inventionfis to'providea serviceable lighter 'of the type alluded to wherein bearing means forrotatably guiding an actuator for automatically releasingv a springcontrolled 'cap holding latch is held lockedwithin the lighter casingvby a wick and 'lling sustaining insert. Sp'eciiically the invention hasyfor anotherobiect the provision of' a serviceableV lighter of the typehaving a spring controlled cap for Vcontrollingspark Vgeneratingv meansrendered effective upon the release of a pivoted latchV sustained by aremovable insert disengage'ably interlocked with .bearing meansrotatably carrying actuator means for operating the pivoted latch. Otherimportant objects, features, and functional' and structural advantagesof .the invention will ap` pear'froln the "following detailedspecification taken with the accompanying drawings wherein:r i Figg'l isa vertical sectionalviewfoi the desk' lighter according to my invention.V

Fig; 2t is a front elevational view of Fig.' 1 on.

asmallerscale. H

Fig. 3 isy a fragmentary sectional View of Fig'. 1, however,illustrating the snuiferv raised.

Fig. 4 is` a tral'lsversey sectional View on. the line li--ll of Fig. 1.l

Fig. 5 is a. fragmentary side View oi the removable insert embodyingthe'int and wick holderv and the pivoted snufter. i

Fig. 6- is a sectional view on Fig. 3.

Fig.. 7 is a fragmentary' view of the rotatable latch actuating meansfor releasing' the snuiier or pivotecf cap. i

Fig. 8v is a transverse vertical sectional view on. the Vline 8-2-8ofFig. '1-

Fig; 9l'is'a s'ctionalview on 'the 'line' 9449. of

f Fig. 10' is a sectional 'view on the'line IOL-lll of'Figti.

. Fig'. 11: is a tragmentary'perspectiveview'of the' insertrillustrating the swingablelatch'de tached therefrom.

Fig.. 12"'is a perspective view'oi'the bearing which "rotatably guidesthe latch actuati'rlgv means, andA Y Fig. '1:3' is a view taken. on'the'line 3-3'1 of Fig. 5, Vhowever.'with the. snuffel' in its'closedand lockedrelation..

The desk'lighter broadly denoted *DI comprises the hollow andi. vfrustoconical fueli containing casingC having "a top WalLtUX-Fig. 6) fromwhich'l the line s-s ci'v f 11 Claims. (Citi-4.1)

ametrically disposed bottom wall ,lf2 (Fig. 1)l fromV which is'struckout'the dependirlgboss I`3 eini bodying tapered opening I4 and circularopening i5. Theboss Il' is characterized by the-spaced depending wallsor sides llwhich are offset intermediately thereof f tof provide'spaced' lower portions I1 mergingwith the aforesaid diametricallyarranged bottom walllZ. rThe boss Il is cast integral with the topwalLHl and theannular wall` I8 of the casing Cwhichdisengageably re-`ceives the laterallyextending annular nipple or bearing N. f

The lower wall i2 of the'boss H; constitutes a seat for the; rectangularshaped arm'A'of the. l flint and wick holder FW to limit its insertioninto the .boss H. The spaced inner faces of the` bossV I l serve to.guideand position the arm A into well or opening I9 den'ed by the bottomwall I'2 oithe boss .and the side. :portions I 6 and l1.

AThefairin A (Fig. 11) is-cast integral with the depending? externallytaperedand hollow tube 2l): having the circular bore'- 2I' in alinementwith bore 22; of Van upwardly projecting nipple 23 in; tegral with armA.lThe tube20slidably guides iiintF '(Fig. It):l through arm tranci intothenipple 23;;V- Vv1 '1Q 1 f Also vcast integralwitli the arm A of the.flint and -witirholder FWare the cylindrical nipples 24'and'251 (Fig.1-0) which together' with arm A embody :bore l2t forl threadablyreeceiving, the

wick'W.: 1 i f Straddling nipple 23 vand integral. with and extendingupwardly frorn thev arm A are the spaced perforated ears .21: and 2'8(Fig. 11) rotatably guiding the tubular bearing 29 (Fig. 8)v closelysurrounding the cylindrical fulcrurn pin 3U having Vits/ends .-3I'pivotallysustaining lobes 32 of the swingable cap or snuffer generallyindicated 33 havingA a Vtop :wall 3'4 embodying a 'de'- pendingrimcomprising'depending sidewalls 35 (Fig. 76)"l merged with. the depending.front `wall' 36 provided with the latch receiving triangularshape'dopening 31' (Figs. 1 and 13) 'and the depending stop lug 38. i

i Rotatably' mounted on. the bearing 23' is Vthe flint cuttingvgearwheel 39 Lwhich is also providedV with a number of teeth Ml (Figs. 4and. 6) on one' of its sides cooperating'iwitha'n offset tooth 4I of' aspring clutch lli?Y having rectilinear face V4 3V adapted to be actuatedby the pivot'ed cap Y3f? to rotate'clutch 42 ifory advallcirlg andinterlocking tooth 4| with thel teethvcooi the flint striking wheel V39'on each clos-ing stroke`v of the: cap 33.

Y Sinjce 'the clutch 42 isnow in advance relation to' the gearv`wheel3'9' the.: latter rotatedY a prede-f termined amount on eachlifting stroke of the cap 33.

As the cap is raised, the sparks emanating from the iiint F are directedtowards the frayed portion of the wick W extending beyond the nipple 24.Since by capillary attraction, the wick W is saturated with the volatileand flammable liquid to which the cotton batton 44 (Fig. 1) issubjected, the frayed portion of the Wick is rendered incandescent, orin other words a flame is produced.

For urging the flint F to normally and yieldingly bear against the gearwheel 39, a normally expanded helicoidal spring 45 bears against atumbler pin 46 slidably guided in thebore 2l of the depending tube 26.This spring is held under compression by the shank 41 of the set screw48 threadably and removably connected to the tube 20. By thisarrangement, adequate pressure is always maintained to permit the flintto be effectively scraped by the gear Wheel 39 as the latter is rotatedby the clutch 42 on each lifting stroke of the cap 33.

According to the invention the cap locking latch 5U is disconnectablyassociated with the arm A which has the forwardly projecting retainingmeans or legs 5l and 52 (Fig. 11). Leg 5I is provided with the socket orbearing 53 and the leg 52 with notch or bearing 55 of the latch 5U, thuspermitting the latter which is now positioned between legs 5I and 52 torotatably swing or pivot towards or away from the nipple 24.

' Normally latch 50 is urged in a direction away from nipple 24 by thehelicoidal spring 56 having one end conned in opening 51 in arm A andhas its other 'end retained in the opening 58 in the body of thepivotally retained latch.

Prior to inserting the int and wick holder FW into the casing C and moreparticularly within opening I9 of the rectangularly shaped boss l I, thecylindrical nipple N is iirst positioned in the circular bore 60- (Figs.1 and 3) of the casing C whereupon the spaced legs or keys 6| (Figs. 4,6 and 12) of the nipple N are received and positioned in theguidewaysror keyways 62 (Fig. 6) in the side portions I1 of the boss Il.Bore 60 of course is in communication with the interior of hollow bossIl. The upper and lower faces of the keys 6I and guideways 62 aresubstantially horizontal. The inner faces of the guideways 62 areconcaved to closely but removably receive the convexed outer faces ofthe keys 6I. With the keys or leg's 6| interlocked by the walls of theslots or keyways 62, the inner straight faces 63 of the keys 6l are ushwith the spaced and straight faces of the opening or well I9 of the bossIl. An annular stop shoulder 64 (Fig. 1) in the bottom wall I2cooperates with the head of the nipple or bushing N to limit theinsertion of the keys 6| into the boss I I.

Pursuant to positioning and locking of the nipple or bushing N, that is,specifically its keys or lugs 6| thereof, the flint and wick holder orinsert FW is disengageably locked thereto. In this connection, the arm Ais positioned between the legs 6I of the nipple N and dropped downwardlywhereby keys or ribs 66 extending laterally of the nipple 24 andtransversely of the arm A although integral therewith and overhangingthe straight sides 61 of the arm A, are received by the transverselyalined notches or keyways 68 interrupting legs 6| of the nipple N. Bysuch arrangement the insert or arm A is disengageably interlocked withthe nipple or bushing N. Such arrangement facilitates assembly of theparts. Thus by the present arrangement, the various parts carried by theint and wick holder FW may be rst assembled and thereafter as a unit maybe dropped into the casing C, that is, in the boss Il, whereby the flintand wick holder readily interlocks with the nipple N which in turn isheld against removal from the casing by the interlocking action of ribs66 cooperating with the walls of the alined notches B8.

The ame extinguishing and pivoted cap 33 is held closed and locked dueto the automatic projection of the cam shaped nose 10 into the opening31, thus interlocking with the lug 38 of the pivoted cap 33. Lug 38 isremovably received in the notch 1l of the pivoted latch 50. By thisconstruction, nose 1i) thus prevents the cap from moving to its openedposition.

Rotatably mounted within the hollow nipple or bushing N is the shaft 12xedly carrying wheel 13 having the radially projecting arms 14. Shaft 12includes the annular groove 15, the walls of which interlock with theremovable set screw 16 (Fig. 4) hence holding shaft 12 againstlongitudinal displacement within the nipple N. The posterior or innerend of shaft 12 embodies the spaced and diametrically disposed andtapered projections or wedge shaped cams or teeth 11 severally adaptedto actuate the overhanging and inclined lip 18 of the pivoted latch 50,that is, its beveled faces 19. If therefore nose 10 of this pivotedlatch is within the opening 31 of the snuffer or cap 33, and the handwheel or manipulator 13 is rotated, the latch is disengaged from the capand the latter pivots upwardly or opens. Once, however, the latch isreleased, the cap opens or rises automatically. This automatic action isdue to the action of the U-shaped spring generally denoted 88 (Fig. 4)having its bridge 8l bearing against the upper surface of the arm A andits sides 82, that is, the lower portions thereof, :closely straddle theperforated upstanding lugs 21 and 28 (Fig. 8). The sides 82 haveintermediately arranged coils 83 surrounding the bushing or bearing 29and terminate in free portions 84 (Fig. 6) abutting the inner face ofthe swingable cover 33. Normally the coils 83 are expanded. In suchrelation the cover is fully raised. When the cover is manually closed,the coils 83 are condensed or compressed and at such time lug 38 of theswingable cap 33 actuates the nose 10 of the pivoted latch 50, hencecausing the latch to be displaced towards the Wick whereby lug 38ultimately snaps into opening 1I at which time the latch 50 retracts dueto the expansion of spring 56 and the cap and latch are interlocked toprevent accidental opening of the former. On closing the cover, itsdepending socket telescopes over the nipple 24 to extinguish the ameonthe Wick W. By the arrangement disclosed, the cap is unlocked uponrotatably manipulating the wheel 13. Thereafter the cover opensautomatically whereby the iiint scraping wheel 39 is rotated', causingsparks to be directed to the saturated wick and the latter is renderedincandescent. However, the cover is limited on its opening due to thecoaction of the posterior lug 9i (Fig, 5) of the cover 33 abutting theprojections or stop 92 extending from arm A.

By the present invention, access to the parts thereof may be readily hadin that the iiint and wick carrying insert FW may be withdrawn orremoved from the boss Il ofthe casing. This action unlocks the bushingor bearing N in that the laterally extending or overhanging keys or nibs66 are removed from the spaced notches 68.

"is-status .sacncmgansf er the-'advantages ftnereflin'nefent therein Y yMiam-:1 Y 1. In a lighter, a casingV having a hollow boss andincludingari opening' in Communication with the interior of said boss,ya bushing insertible-in said opening and having projecting means .inj-

sertible intoA said boss, means to interlock said projecting mens'Yilvitl'i4 sa'idbs's, a wick holder insertible in said boss, means forlocking-said holder vto said projecting meansaalatchpivotally connectedlto saidholder, a closure capj atjgthe unnerpart'of said Grisham-eensswns'ably icon- .nectigg Saidcanto Said. holder-,said Capfandlath havingmeans for removably holding said cap closed, and spring meansto-automatically open said cap upon releasing of said latch from saidcap.

2. In a lighter, a casing having a hollow boss and including an openingin communication with said boss, a bushing insertible in said openingand having spaced projecting means interlocked into said boss, means tointerlock said projecting means with said boss, a wick holder insertiblein said boss and interposed between said spaced projecting means, meansfor locking said holder to said projecting means, a latch pivotallyconnected to said holder, a closure cap at the upper part of saidcasing, means swingably connecting said cap to said holder, said cap andlatch having means for removably holding said cap closed, and springmeans to automatically open said cap upon releasing of said latch fromsaid cap.

3. In a lighter, a casing having a hollow boss and' including an openingin communication with said boss, a bushing insertible in said openingand havingspaced projecting means removably insertible into said boss,means to disconnectably interlock said projecting means with said boss,a wick and iiint holder removably insertible in said boss and removablyinterposed between said spaced projecting means, means fordisconnectably locking said holder to said projecting means, a latchpivotally connected to said holder, a closure cap at the upper part ofsaid casing, means swingably connecting said cap to said holder, saidcap and latch havingV means for removably holding said cap closed,spring means to automatically open said cap upon releasing of said latchfrom said cap, and means responsive to an opening of said cap forgenerating sparks above said holder.

In. afliignter, aicasingfinavrngahollow.toss a loreiiirlig' in`conn-ifi' `ieatiii' With f's'idllos's, ab'ush g ins'ertiblefir-iopen-ing andhavinglspacedlprojecting means" "ii't said interior' andincluding spaced cari `liin it-tlie insertion f said pron to'saiinterior-,'saidbcs's vhaving yspaced keys/a s for rieriibvablyreceiving-said proje'tiifg la wickfhlder insertible in 'said-bossandfremovablly interposed' between said spaced ingrneafsgandk'ey'lriie'an's' insertible `in said ntl-iesf-firemovabljf locking saidvholder to'said projecting means.

' man g-Fit'iv 'having a Wick :and a pylphoiic f ving-ft noucw boss andlhavl 'coinmuncation with the -inI-i Y said'boss, 'a' bushing'insertible insaid and having-spaced projecting meansinnto sinterior-and'including spaced ntclis, mea-iis to limit the insertionofsaid pro'- jecting'fmeas into said interior, means forrern"abiy'ioekingfsaid' projecting-means with said a wicirlnoider'insertible in saidbossandiin- 1posed I between said spaced projecting;nieai-is, key cooperating vi'itl'i the' Walls O'f 'said @movably lookingSaid holde'rto Said. eaYiS, BLCISII' (Sap all the upper' Iiit sive tothe lifting-c1?Y saidf cap -for tissue'sparks in the region 6. -In alighter havinglawiekahd apyroph'oric mbe'r a'-c'asing "having afhnlI-owAboss" A havgl ai'i 'openingiir commiinicatio'- with: theinaid boss, abushinginsertible in f said ope having spiacedprojecting''ans'insernbientof said interior and includ-ing. spaced toflirnit' theinsertion' of. said vprojecting means into said interior, means forremovably locking said projecting means with said boss, a holderinsertible in said boss and interposed between said spaced projectingmeans and having a rotatable scraping wheel, means cooperating with thewalls of said notches for removably locking said holder to saidprojecting means, a closure cap at the upper part of said casing andpivoted to said holder, and means for actuating said wheel upon liftingof said cap for scraping said member to issue sparks in the region ofsaid Wick.

'1. In a lighter, a casing having a hollow boss and having an opening incommunication with the interior of said boss, a bushing insertible in Ysaid opening and having spaced projecting means insertible into saidinterior and including spaced J notches, means to limit the insertion ofsaid projecting means into said interior, means for removably lockingsaid projecting means with said boss, a Wick holder insertible in saidboss and interposed between said spaced projecting means, key meanscooperating with the walls of said notches for removably locking saidholder to said projecting means, a closure cap -at the upper part 6'5 ofsaid casing and pivoted to said holder, a latchY iig and pivoted to saidholder,- arid with said boss, a wick holder insertible in said boss andinterposed between said spaced projecting means, means for locking saidholder to said projecting means, a latch pivotally connected to saidholder, a closure cap at the upper part of said casing, means swingablyconnecting said cap to said holder, said cap and latch having means forremovably holding said cap closed, spring means to automatically opensaid cap upon releasing of said latch from said cap, a shaft rotatablyguided in said bushing and having c-am means for actuating said latch,and a hand wheel carried by said shaft.

9. In a lighter, a casing having a hollow boss andan opening incommunication with said boss, a bushing insertible in said opening andhaving spaced projecting means extending into said boss,

means to interlock said projecting means with said boss, a Wick holderinsertible in said boss and interposed between said spaced projectingmeans, means for locking said holder to said projecting means, a latchpivotally and removably connected toV said holder and comprising a noseand a tapered portion, a closure cap at the upper part of said casingand having an opening for removably receiving said nose, means swingablyconnecting said cap to said holder, spring means to automatically opensaid cap upon removal of said nose from said cap, a shaft rotatablyguided by said bushing and having spaced means for severally actuatingsaid tapered portion, and a hand Wheel carredby said shaft.

10. In a lighter, a casing, a wick holder within said casing and havinga pivoted latch provided with a lip having inclined faces, a bushingcarried by said casing, spring means interposed between said holder andlatch, a shaft rotatably guided by said bushing and having spaced teethseveral-ly adapted to actuate and shift said lip inwardly of said casingand against the resistance of said spring means and severally adapted topermit said latch to automatically return when either of said teethclear said lip whereupon said teeth freely straddle said lip, andmanipulating means carried by saidl shaft.

11. In a lighter, a casing, a wick holder within said casing and havinga pivoted latch provided with a lip having inclined faces, a closure capat the upper part of said casing and pivotally conneet-ed to said holderand having keeper means for removably locking said latch, a bushingcarried by said casing, spring means interposed between and cooperatingwith said holder and latch, a shaft rotatably guided by said bushing andhaving spaced beveled teeth severally adapted to actuate and shift saidlip inwardly of said casing and against the resistance of said springmeans to remove said latch from said keeper means and severally adaptedto free and permit said latch to automatically retract when either ofsaid teeth clear said lip whereupon said teeth freely straddle said lip,and manipulatable means carried by said shaft.

FRANK N. MARIANI.

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